Trump U-turns on Russian security deal, Oculus price falls

July 10, 2017

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President Trump has backtracked on a proposal to create an impenetrable cybersecurity unit with Russia to prevent election hacking.
After discussing the issue on Friday with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the G-20 in Germany, the US president said in a Tweet on Sunday that he does not think it could actually happen.
Tesla boss Elon Musk proudly Tweeted an image yesterday of the first Model 3 electric car to roll off the production line.
Tesla's first proper mass produced car, the Model 3, is expected to be priced around $35,000.
Roughly half the cost of the next cheapest model.
Though the first vehicle is going to Musk himself, the Model 3 has a production goal of half a million units in 2018.
Facebook owned Oculus has dropped the price of the Rift headset and touch motion controllers to a combined price of $399.
As part of the Summer of Rift sales promotion, the offer undercuts the HTC Vive and matches the entry-level price of the PlayStation VR.
Oculus previously dropped the price of the bundle by $100 in March.
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